Korean Circ J.  1993 Aug;23(4):621-624. 10.4070/kcj.1993.23.4.621.

A Case of Extra-Adrenal Pheochromocytoma with Abdominal Colic and Paroxysmal Hypertension

• Kang JS
• Won SY
• Jeon IM
• Jang MK
• Choi SC
• Jeong JW
• Park YK
• Park OK

• KMID: 2029378
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.1993.23.4.621

Abstract

Pheochromocytomas can arise wherever chromaffin cells are found, and most of them(90%) are in one or both adrenal glands. But they may be located anywhere along the sympathetic chain and rarely in aberrant sites. One of the common extra-adrenal sites from which these tumors can arise is a collection of para-aortic and para-ganglion cells around the origin of the inferior mesenteric artery. We experienced a case of extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma located at the organ of Zukerkandl in a 21-year-old female patient with abdominal colic and paroxysmal hypertension, whose symptoms and blood pressure returned to normal after successful surgical excision of the tumor.

Keyword

Extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma; Hypertension

MeSH Terms

Adrenal Glands
Blood Pressure
Chromaffin Cells
Colic*
Female
Humans
Hypertension*
Mesenteric Artery, Inferior
Pheochromocytoma*
Young Adult